re: DAT Offseason Thread: Sorry Not Sorry. Still 2017 Champs.

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Eventually pitchers, catchers, and coaches will wear mics

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And soon after someone will hack the communication, and so on and so forth.

I'm excited for the DAT aftermath when DNCrane names a female GM.

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Still in mourning

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I might wear black all year for every game.

Come to think of it; the ALCS champ shirt is black.

Never forget.

I’m still bummed.

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A complete overhaul is a possibility.

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Speaking of complete overhaul... I'm hesitant to share this, but I will anyway. I was talking with someone that works in the analytics department of a west coast team. I've known him through my son's baseball team, but rarely get to talk to him because he's only here in town during the off season.

Basically, he indicated that a lot of what we feel is true, probably half of the MLB teams have some system of sign-stealing of various forms. But he feels the far bigger Astros problem is what is NOT stated in Manfried's report, which is the true reason Luhnow was fired yesterday. Apparently, during the course of the investigation, the DOI discovered some activities that Luhnow and his direct reports were participating that would bring a HUGE amount of negative media attention to MLB (not just the Astros).

The firing of Luhnow and Hinch was left to Crane, purely for optics -- but the actions itself were negotiated between Manfried and Crane prior to publishing the report. There are rumors that Astros brain-trust is guilty of questionable practices when negotiating with other teams (using personal dirt). This is what that ambiguous paragraph of "culture" was all about. I don't think this problem will go away anytime soon, and I think it will actually get worse.

As for an overhaul -- expect an Astros fire sale over the next 12 months. Crane is pissed that none of the players spoke up. They all knew, and they all are subject to be traded.

Anyway, I don't put a 100% confidence in the source because he is obviously biased. He also tried his best to make me feel guilty for continuing to be an Astros fan - like somehow I condone or am complicit in the Astros cheating. Because of that, I question his account of the situation. That said, he definitely works in the front office of a MLB team, so I do think there is probably some truth to what he is saying.

My sources say that Buck Showalter was seen getting off the elevator at Minute Maid this morning

frick
This
shite

Might as well fire sale everything and bring back LJ Hoes and Gregorio Petit at this point IMO

Yep. GM first.

Nothing is worse than when a team hires a coach first and the new GM doesn’t like the coach because the coach doesn’t share his vision and doesn’t manage in a style that matches how the GM built the roster.

You'd think Espada would be the easy choice as he was doing final interviews. He knows the players and the culture of the locker room.

I didn't read any of the details of the report, but is he clean? Maybe that's why Crane is looking elsewhere. If it's a Buck type, I don't think it's a long term hire. More a vet guy to see us through some dark days.

Yeah I just assumed Espada would be the guy. I skimmed the report but haven’t seen him named anywhere as being implicated. Just make him interim at least then hire an outside GM if you want to “change the culture” and all that. That’s going to start at the top anyways